부산대학교 도서관

Part of a special issue on curriculum integration and teacher education. A study examined the integration of teacher education methods courses at Lewis-Clark State College. Subjects were 141 cooperating teachers who had at least one Lewis-Clark State College student teacher within the past two years. Over the last five years, student teachers have taken all their elementary teaching methods courses in an integrated block during the semester prior to student teaching. The subjects in the study evaluated the students on a Likert scale ranging from “poorly prepared” to “well prepared.” Results indicated that Lewis-Clark State College student teachers were regarded as being well prepared, especially regarding the planning of their integrated lessons. The college found the effort of implementing an integrated curriculum to be rewarding with respect to the quality of teachers and the revitalization of faculty and participating school practitioners. It is recommended that the challenges and worth of an integrated curriculum be adopted by teacher preparation units.